The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-22
CRIMINAL RECORD.
A Ousky Maiden the Cause of a Fa-
tai Cutting Scrape.
: Wichita officer Kills a Boy for
Running.
Mrs. Meadows Kills a Man for
HOUSEKEEPING.
A Birmingham Mob fishers in the
Sabbath with Lynching.


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CENTRALIA, H., Sept. 19.-In a melee
Saturday night between negroes, ThOS.
Marion was stabbed by Willie Main, a
boy 10 years of age, and was instantly
killed. The cause of the row was jeaf
ousy. In the fight the young woman
about whom the trouble started was So
verely cut while trying to separate the
| cOmbatants. Two other negroes who
tried to stop the fight were also badly
cut. Main escaped. The coroner's
| jury found that the murder was pre-
i meditated.
KILLED THE WRONG BOY.
| WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 19.-Saturday
night Chief of Police M. N. Harris re-
ceiVed telegram from Caldwell, Kan
Sas, to arrest Chas. Brown, a lad of IL
| years, The complaint was horse steal
ing and burglary. The officer met a
boy at the depot whom he took for
Brown, and when he attempted to ar
rest him the boy fled. The officer fred
four shots at him, the last taking effect
and resulting fatally. On his dying
bed the boy gave his name as A. 81.
Ford of Meridian, Texas. Others who
knew him give the same name and
place of residence. The officer is Sc
VSISly Ills CdI010SSu6SSs
A PLUCKY WIDOW.
BLOoNIINGTON, Ind, Sept. 19.-At
Harrodsburg, about midnight last
night, Mrs. Sarah Meadows, highly
respected widow, heard Ellsworth An
derson, a desperate character, pound
ing on the door. Mrs. Meadows got a
revolver, and no sooner did she have
hold of it than the door was burst open
and Anderson came into the room.
Instantly the woman fired and Ander-
son fell to the floor. Examination
proved that the ball had entered about
the center of his breast and lodged in
the spinal column.
RIDDLED THE OLD MAN.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 19.-MOn-
roe johnson, a negro gambler and
eX-cOnVict, having a grudge against a
young man named Fleming, at Leeds,
attempted recently to assassinate him.
Going to Jennings house he called
him out. His sister, Mrs. Foster, went
to the door and was shot and killed.
Johnson escaped but was arrested few
days ago in Atlanta. Yesterday morn
ing, at Leeds, masked men stopped the
train which was bringing Johnson
here. Finding him chained and locked
to a seat, they tore up the seat and car
ried the negro to tree and hanged
him.
MOST, TIE BLATANT.
NEW York; Sept. 17.-Johann N.
Most denounced the whole list of
those who any had thing to do with the
conviction of the Chicago Anarchists,
in violent speech this evening before
meeting of Socialists.
AN ANARCHIST APPEAL
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE streets
are being flooded this morning with An
archist circulars denouncing the Chica-
go authorities and the Illinois Supreme
Court. The circulars are printed in
English and German. The following
is a copy: Americans arouse! Free
speech is about to be buried in the ,cof-
fins of seven martyrs to the cause of
labor. REASONABLE conspiracy is now
in operation to murder all who dare
speak in behalf of the robbed and OPP
pressed. A grand mass meeting will
be held Monday evening, September
10th. at Cooper Union to protest
against the death sentence being pro-
nounced upon the seven workingmen
in Chicago. Prominent advocates of
the labor cause will speak in English
and German.
MURDERED BY A CRANK.
WELLINGTON, Kas., Sept. 17.-Henry
Reidel aWoke about 100 o'clock this
morning after sound sleep and says
he was seized with a desire to die, and
as he did not want to leave his wife
and child unprotected, he took up a
pistol and crept stealthhy into an adj
joining room where they were in bed.
Both were sound asleep and he shot
| them through the head, death resulting
| instantly. He then aimed a bull
let at his own head but did
| not receive a dangerous wound.
ATTEMPTED TRAIN wRECKING.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. IA double
attempt at train wrecking on the JEFF
ferson City branch of the Chicago &
Alton railroad was made yesterday
afternoon. When near Guthrie the
engineer of the north bound accommo-
dation train discovered an obstruction
on the track and stopped the train in
| time to avoid an accident. He found a
heavy iron fish plate had been fastened
across the track. The train proceeded
! cautiously and about two miles further
ON found the track again INSTRUCTED by
pile of ties. These were removed
and the train proceeded. without acct
| dent.
FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY.
HAVANA, Sept. 1.-THE trial of CirellC
Pouble, charged with conspiring against
the Government has ended. The pris.
oner was adjudged guilty and his pun
| ishment fixed at three years, six
months and two days imprisonment
| He is an American citizen and has
been in jail three years already.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
| LAWRENCE, Kas., Sept. 19.-HenrJ
Frey, an old resident of Lawrence, at
/ tempted to commit suicide this morn.
ing by shooting himself. The bali en-
| tered the head just over the left eye
and lodged in the brain. He is in 9
very critical condition and probably
will not recover. Two of his children
have died in the past year, and it i:
thought his mind was deranged from
breeding over their loss.
A FATAL QUARREL.
CLAY CENTER. Kas., Sept. 19.-A
dispute over 81 debt this mornin,
between John Reed, a butcher, and r
j. Mcintyre, painter, resulted in al
attack on the latter by Reed and hi
two sons. During the fight Elme
Reed struck Mcintyre with a bricl
and broke his skull; he then iumpe,
on horse and fed and is still a
large.
A PROBABLY FATAL DUEL.
, CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. I9.-Mili
airy and political circles are greatl
xcited to-day over the result of due
: which took place at 8 O'Clock this morn
| ing in one of the barracks in the city
The principals were General Recha an
Antonio Gayon, who is chief of on
of the bureaus of the War Department
The trouble grew out of th
controversy over the question of til
? conduct of Lopez at QueEaterO and hi
! relations to Macmillan. at the fir:
1 fire Senior Gayon fell pierced in tt
g right breast by bullet. He soon "a
e lied and inquired If the duel could n,
n proceed, when his seconds and su
T geons replied that it could nos. Tn
: afternoon Senior Gayon lies
J, a critical condition and is +
e ported to be dying. He
+ IS or 60 years old and General Rocl
2 is about 10 years his Junior. II
d wounded man has grown up famil
# Generf Rocha was conspicuous figu
l. in the war against the Empire. Fl
IS taking of Tampico by tactics simil
le to those adopted by General Grant
If the Wilderness, and his victory
If La Ruffa made him famous. He
D. known as the Tiger" his dispOsiti,
Is to take great risks IN warfare suggestil
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